Weird & Wonderful Mudlarking finds - Saved and Upcycled with Nicola White

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  • Join Si and Nic as they explore a new area of The Thames Foreshore, as usual you can't predict what they find, but twhat they do find can be used again and given new life! More Mudlarking • What's in this 500-YEA...
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    My Etsy store where you can buy my up-cycled bottles and more!
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    Music by Si-finds and Rephrase 594 / user-484438352
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    #mudlover #luckinthemuck #londonmudlark
    To Mudlark the Thames foreshore legally you need a permit from the PLA, please see their website for more details
    pla.co.uk/Envir...
    Other websites to check out
    www.mudlarking.com
    www.thamesbuttons.com
    www.hovercrafthistoryhunters.com
    © Simon Bourne 2021

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  • @Sifinds
    @Sifinds  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More Mudlarking th-cam.com/video/7_lI4gOu3bM/w-d-xo.html

  • @nicolawhitemudlark
    @nicolawhitemudlark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video Si! Your talents are never ending. I love that recycled River Beyonce box. Can I have my pipes back now :) See you soon for some more river adventures.

  • @connie736
    @connie736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You Simon, are a multi talented man and you keep chickens to boot. Nice!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Connie I don’t keep them to boot 🥾 that would just be cruel 😂

    • @connie736
      @connie736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Sifinds It's an American thing. Not the booting part, just the phrase. LOL!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Connie we say that here too 😊👍🏻

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How lovely to have you along Nicola

  • @toninajohnson1355
    @toninajohnson1355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I watch you and Nicola and friends faithfully. I'm planning a trip to London to go mudlarking next year. You guys inspire me. I had mastectomies and reconstruction early this year I want to celebrate being cancer free with the river. U hope to meet you guys when I come somehow. It's my fondest wish.

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Tonina Johnson Congratulations on being C free! I hope your wish comes true!

  • @sharondoane6295
    @sharondoane6295 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it when you make something with your finds. Your river box is cool.

  • @alisade127
    @alisade127 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was really questioning your obsession with the enamel sign. The box turned out so well. Wow. Great job Si!

  • @dinahjackson8146
    @dinahjackson8146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the box ! ☺ Pipes are made to go in it... It's PERFECT !!! 😍

  • @thatswhatshesaid.literally737
    @thatswhatshesaid.literally737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😃👍 *An **_awesome_** box build!! Love it!*

  • @michaelpeel9347
    @michaelpeel9347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kudos to Steve for saving the lemonade sign for the hovercraft HQ.
    Nice little finds box you made there, very creative re-purposing of materials.
    Thanks for sharing
    Mike from Texas,Take Memories,Leave Footprints

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Peel Thanks dude!

  • @barbaracatalano6299
    @barbaracatalano6299 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the box!! And the glass dome!! So happy to see up cycling!

  • @catherinethompson2525
    @catherinethompson2525 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great upcycled box!!!! Love it👍👍☺

  • @johnrogers2826
    @johnrogers2826 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, the box is really cool! Well done!👏

  • @pogime7143
    @pogime7143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is definitely unique and one of a kind project and to document it on your channel how youfound the sign and made it into a box is really cool. I really love it!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      pogi me Thanks Pogi!!!

  • @kitchenworker446
    @kitchenworker446 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah that was great Si. You should be pleased with the box - it looks great.

  • @orangepinkgarden
    @orangepinkgarden 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Simon. Love the box!

  • @truthiseverything9511
    @truthiseverything9511 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo, well done. I'm thoroughly impressed. That's rough working, and you ended up with a pristine product.

  • @kelly623
    @kelly623 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the box Simon! TY for all your hard work that you do for us! I so appreciate it. Kelly from Indiana.

  • @marilyngianadda1167
    @marilyngianadda1167 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant Si! Beautiful! 🍡💓

  • @suzannecochrane4762
    @suzannecochrane4762 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that’s determination! Well done Si 😅

  • @bridgetteleadbitter7899
    @bridgetteleadbitter7899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the box si you're quite a handy man x

  • @territheoldneedleshop996
    @territheoldneedleshop996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did a great job on your box! Really great looking!

  • @lynda-jojackson1111
    @lynda-jojackson1111 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The box came out really cool! Great job!

  • @sophiechandler955
    @sophiechandler955 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely English history enthusiasts! 😍 And love the box, great work!

  • @jennywalborn7769
    @jennywalborn7769 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super cool box, love it!!

  • @hardyakka6200
    @hardyakka6200 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    how good is that. Noticed Nicolas hearty chuckle behind the camera.

  • @teresatorrence4158
    @teresatorrence4158 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice reuse of the signs I like that box like your show

  • @tandyjenkins5333
    @tandyjenkins5333 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the river box.

  • @tere11
    @tere11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm bonkers for beautiful bricks! That is a cool box, especially with the old pipes! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Suz9006
    @Suz9006 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the sign box!

  • @clockwork9827
    @clockwork9827 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That 📦 box you made. is dandy !

  • @NancyBiker
    @NancyBiker 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Way cool box! How creative.

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good idea with the sign Simon!

  • @suzantonn1188
    @suzantonn1188 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the box you are very clever

  • @nevarNJ555
    @nevarNJ555 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That box is brilliant

  • @simhifree2416
    @simhifree2416 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Si I love the box you made! You never seize to impress me. Great video. Thank you.

  • @bodoorgeest
    @bodoorgeest 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I ♥ the box, well done!

  • @tassiesmama1600
    @tassiesmama1600 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great idea to make a box!

  • @danafredrickson42
    @danafredrickson42 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like the river box very nifty idea

  • @maryal4540
    @maryal4540 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool 😎 very cool 👍

  • @BMW7series251
    @BMW7series251 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant box Si.

  • @MrVxrman
    @MrVxrman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    A grand day out Si Fore Shore 😎 🙂🍻👍

  • @madelinejarvis1194
    @madelinejarvis1194 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That box is so cool

  • @jakethedude100
    @jakethedude100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ILOVE the box!

  • @trwhitford65
    @trwhitford65 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here it is, 2:30 AM in the USA and I am watching 2 chaps digging in the mud acting as if they are 10-year-old children. Wonderful !!!!!!!!

  • @debcattell7059
    @debcattell7059 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video Si ❤ especially the box you made with the old signs beautiful ❤❤❤😊

  • @t.t.5324
    @t.t.5324 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really nice box, Simon. If you still have it, you should consider selling it and more in your Etsy shop. It came out really well.

  • @mongodlx
    @mongodlx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great box and finds!

  • @RichardOhKaNoi
    @RichardOhKaNoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watch lot of your videos and some of your finds are great, I would suggest adding a folding Army type folding shovel a spritzer bottle with water and light soap, a soft painting brush 3"ld do the trick and make life a little easier for you good hunting .

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The box is a wonderful bit of repurposing. Lots of great bricks found today too.

  • @sueq6
    @sueq6 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the box x

  • @gillinghamboy
    @gillinghamboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your finds

  • @cindyilbcnu763
    @cindyilbcnu763 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I love the repurposed box! Great video!

  • @temperhollow7716
    @temperhollow7716 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice box Simon. If you can do that then you could also weld together that broken trowel!

  • @sydneyc.6714
    @sydneyc.6714 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Awesome idea for repurposing the signs. Love the chicken. 🐔

  • @treasurejensen7682
    @treasurejensen7682 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful adventure

  • @pattimessenger6214
    @pattimessenger6214 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the box! It is very clever!

  • @oitsamy
    @oitsamy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video, and what an awesome box you made!

  • @whitneylake2107
    @whitneylake2107 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great box !

  • @daveyjoweaver5183
    @daveyjoweaver5183 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    A Si Finds River Box! You truly a man after my own heart. A Fine job on the box Simon and what a great video as always! Thanks Kindly for sharing your luck inna muck, it was delightful indeed! Love, Light, Peace and Gold in the Mud! DaveyJO in Pa

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daveyjo Weaver Thanks pal!

  • @janedickson-gw4pb
    @janedickson-gw4pb ปีที่แล้ว

    Really clever!!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Jane!

  • @kaseythompson4670
    @kaseythompson4670 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the box, Si! That's a great idea for old signs. Shame about the drill bits.

  • @TheManWithTheHat
    @TheManWithTheHat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another interesting day. But how the heck do you carry home all the bricks?
    Mr Ben hat 🎩 lol
    That’s a huge effort for a load of scrap enamelled tin Simon.
    That’s a neat box too. Well done.
    That R WHITES sign could be worth around £200

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Man With The Hat I left the bricks this time, or maybe I took one, I forget now. It’s not scrap it’s art that needs help

    • @heirandspace5583
      @heirandspace5583 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sifinds One man's trash... I'd pay good money for that gorgeous box!!! From one upcycler to another Si, very VERY well done.

  • @johnt2257
    @johnt2257 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video si

  • @mattkaustickomments
    @mattkaustickomments 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That sign box is wicked cool! PS I’m still trying to find the River Soon on the ordinance map.

  • @madderhat5852
    @madderhat5852 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My gran always said it's always worth getting you chicken's approval.

  • @rocketamadeus3730
    @rocketamadeus3730 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, you're a good craftsman. I didn't see the potential in that scrap.

  • @sametoyoutoo8509
    @sametoyoutoo8509 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job you are wearing your raincoats, it is July! Bloody weather

  • @danielleizzarelli7016
    @danielleizzarelli7016 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great build. I love boxes. If you can find the proper drill bits and tools, you should make little trinket boxes to sell. I’d buy one!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Danielle Izzarelli made from old signs?

    • @momtrips6783
      @momtrips6783 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sifinds as long as they look as good as the one you made today!

  • @wildlifeforagers6515
    @wildlifeforagers6515 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Taxidermists use those glass domes aswell

  • @MrShannonite
    @MrShannonite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Meanwhile, in Festive Road...."Who nicked me bleedin' glass hat?"

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrShannonite haha, that made me chuckle 😂

  • @dorab6287
    @dorab6287 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The box is so nice! You’re very talented! What do you and Nic do with all the clay pipes...other than put them in a box?

  • @clockwork9827
    @clockwork9827 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, 🚕 Nicola, 'taxi' is nearly it. Port of London Authority would know where and why they had placed a sign on a wooden pier, i suppose. I never know why there isn't a pub called The Port & 🌟 Star !

  • @nicolaroberts7501
    @nicolaroberts7501 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I seen Nikki finding that dome previously. Is this video made up of past visits to the Thames foreshore?

  • @iloveasmr8462
    @iloveasmr8462 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hamble in Southampton - kind of near where I live

  • @UrbanDKaye
    @UrbanDKaye 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done on the box! And thx for the Beyoncé tribute. lol

  • @claycountybrian5645
    @claycountybrian5645 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greeting from Clay Co. Missouri, USA!
    Good karma to give Nic the pipe.
    @5:29 See That's better I could only detect a HINT of sarcasm that time
    @9:10 you can rebuild him better than new with bionics no wait that was $6,000,000 in 1970's money OK new trowel it is
    GRrrrrEAT job on the finds box too bad the trowel handle wouldn't fit some place on it
    I'm off to see what Nicola is up to this week Later
    TA ATB BofL & HH !!! inc 43 thumbs up!

  • @g-plan5284
    @g-plan5284 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That bowl you called tat was actually JAJ which is early Pyrex before they changed the name

  • @dougjohnsonj3438
    @dougjohnsonj3438 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder why you found so many clay pipes?

  • @pigoff123
    @pigoff123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tom found the matching one the other day.

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      pat goff matching what? Sign? Please tell 😊

    • @pigoff123
      @pigoff123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oops. Sorry the white plate.

  • @citykidrestorations9406
    @citykidrestorations9406 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    ahh great video but the cutting signs I couldn’t watch

  • @markhutchins7808
    @markhutchins7808 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would pick up every brick I found and try to reuse them.

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mark Hutchins It’ll be no surprise to hear I have repurposed some into paving stepping stones in my garden

  • @ianshaw6922
    @ianshaw6922 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    NO EXIT TO RIVER BEYOND ??

  • @nancywarren608
    @nancywarren608 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    RIVER BEyond

  • @lindaodellvt
    @lindaodellvt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Simon worked his butt off to dig up that sign! Shows how dedicated he is to a project! For a minute I was afraid Nicola was going to be sucked into the mud with her beautiful glass dome. Mudlarking is work!

  • @lisaheisey6168
    @lisaheisey6168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I really enjoyed the whole video and always enjoy them. But, my favorite part was seeing that you've rescued chickens. ❤

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lisa Heisey They got some cluck in the muck, haha

    • @lisaheisey6168
      @lisaheisey6168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Sifinds 😄😄😄

    • @padraicodomhnall2146
      @padraicodomhnall2146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great video guys. I must admit I was a little underwhelmed by the enamel sign when you first dug it out of the mud, but WOW! that box you made from it just blew me out of the water - you are so creative Si. Love your work. And the news that you have rescued chickens - what a man!

    • @fionasimagination
      @fionasimagination 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here! Seeing the chicken at the end, made me so happy!🥰

  • @lynettebonham3083
    @lynettebonham3083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Good on you Si for rescuing chickens! 🐥💕

  • @lyarnes
    @lyarnes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Didn’t you all find one of those domes before?
    That box may be one of my favorite upcycles ever! Well done!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Leah Yarnes Same one but this is the whole trip from that day x

    • @anarchyfox325
      @anarchyfox325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sifinds another great video I uses word toot. Or tat too lol but has you found any human bones ?💀🐺🐾😱

  • @jackiebeans2689
    @jackiebeans2689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow! Great box! Is there anything you can’t create? Very nice! Nice 🐓. Thanks for the adventure!💕

  • @ronaldgreen5119
    @ronaldgreen5119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Simon was gonna have that sign come hell or high water!

    • @truthiseverything9511
      @truthiseverything9511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And it took his grandfather's spade as sacrifice. It died a good death for a worthy cause.

  • @PeachSt8Digger
    @PeachSt8Digger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Two of my favorite people! I could watch all day long and never be bored. Si, you are so talented. Re-purpose of finds the imagination to think of ideas...I just love it. The box s fantastic. You were determined to get that sign out one way or another. Nice supervision by NIc....lol
    Love you guys to bits. Stay safe and well and I'm going to keep n watching!

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Karen Yeoman Thanks Karen! Glad you liked it all!

    • @christybriggs1737
      @christybriggs1737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They feel like friends, don't they?

    • @PeachSt8Digger
      @PeachSt8Digger 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christybriggs1737 They may be mainly virtual but I have spoken to many of them in messages and on live streams. They are great people, with wonderful personalities. I love the Man with the Hat, Stephen Auker. He has larked with Si and Nic, too. Good friends, lots of insight and GENUINELY care about others. Cheers!

  • @Joodster
    @Joodster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Next time, use your physics to put a stone or something between you and the object you're trying to lever out--to get better leverage. ;) Fulcrum.

  • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
    @LetsgowithTheJohnsons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The plate was JAJ, not TAT lol It was the British arm of Pyrex :)

  • @justdustino1371
    @justdustino1371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You did really well with making that box.... makes we wonder if you haven't worked as a sheet metal mechanic or joiner in a shipyard! 😊

    • @Sifinds
      @Sifinds  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      JustDustin O' haha. Thanks. Maybe in a past life 👻

  • @Marcel_Audubon
    @Marcel_Audubon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think the box you created is quite beautiful!

  • @ksully6551
    @ksully6551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent craftsmanship! Maybe wear some gloves while using tools that spit out metal bits...

  • @paddy1437
    @paddy1437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That box is awesome. Im seriously impressed. Awesome video as usual

  • @4133EWvianen
    @4133EWvianen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a wonderful spontanious woman you are , Nicola, wish you were my neighbour!!!!

  • @joec.9591
    @joec.9591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the box, Si! Very nice. Your chicken is adorable.

  • @christinehodge3608
    @christinehodge3608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing video ,love the finished metal box, and nicola glass dome,